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The Territorial Question. Speech of Hon. William Duer, of New York, in the House of Representatives, April 10, 1850, in Committee of the Whole on the State of the Union, on the President's Message Communicating the Constitution of California

Duer, William · 1850

$75.00 (€68.05 | £56.76 | ¥11,978)

[Washington, D.C.], Printed at the Congressional Globe Office, 1850. First edition. Paper wrappers. 8 pp. Sm. 4to. William Duer (1805-1879) represented New York City in the House of Representatives for two terms (1847–1851). Sabin 21110n. Cowan: 31st State, p. 86. A very good ...

Obregon's History of 16th Century Explorations in Western America Entitled Chronicle, Commentary, or Relation of the Ancient and Modern Discoveries in New Spain and New Mexico, Mexico, 1584

Obregón, Baltasar de. Hammond, George P. and Rey, Agapito, trans · 1928

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.20 | ¥39,927)

Los Angeles, Wetzel, 1928. First edition thus. Cloth. xxxiv, 351 pp. Illus. with 1 b/w facsimile and 1 folding map. 8vo. Inscribed by Agapito Rey, one of the two authors. Translation of Obregon’s historical record of the Southwest, including Arizona, New Mexico, Texas. Palau 1...

Simon's Essay on Irish Coins, and of the Currency of Foreign Monies in Ireland; with Mr. Snelling's Supplement: Also an Additional Plate Containing Nineteen Coins, Never Before Published

Simon, James · 1810

$475.00 (€430.95 | £359.48 | ¥75,860)

Dublin, Printed for the Editors by G.A. Procter, 1810. Second edition. Cloth. x, 180, 8, 13 pp. Illus. with 12 b/w plates. 4to. Originally printed by S. Powell for the author in 1749. Goldsmiths'-Kress no. 20113. A very good copy, faintly sunned spine, spine ends rubbed, small...

Protokolle Der III. Internationalen Polar-Conferenz IM Physikalischen Central-Observatorium Zu St. Petersburg. 1. - 6. August (20-25 Juli) 1881

Internationale Polar-Conferenz. Hoffmeyer, N., et al. · 1881

$100.00 (€90.73 | £75.68 | ¥15,971)

St. Petersburg, Buchdrukerei der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften, 1881. First edition. Paper wrappers. 30 pp. 8vo. In German with last 3 pages in French. OCLC shows only seven copies. A very good copy, front wrapper chipped at lower edge, one leaf with tear at fore ed...

Elogio Di Amerigo Vespucci Che Riportò IL Premio Dalla Nobile Accademia Etrusca Di Cortona. Nel Dì 15 Ottobre Dell' Anno 1788. Con Una Dissertazione Giustificativa Di Questo Celebre Navigatore Del Lp. Stanislao Canovai Delle Scuole Pie

Canovai, Stanislao · 1798

$250.00 (€226.82 | £189.20 | ¥39,927)

Firenze, Presso Giovacchino Pagani, 1798. Quarta edizione. Fourth edition. Quarter morocco over marbled boards, 4 raised bands. frontis, 196 pp. 12mo. Canovai, in what was a new theory, argued that Vespucci landed on the American continent and discovered Brazil before Cabral. ...

Sermon Funebre de El Excmo. Señor Don Jaime Miguel de Guzman, &C. Marques de la Mina &C, Grande de España de Primera Clase

Gila, Roque Antonio · 1767

$500.00 (€453.64 | £378.40 | ¥79,853)

Barcelona, Thomas Piferrer, 1767. First edition. Later full mottled calf, gilt titles, 4 raised bands. Portrait frontis, xlvi pp. (plus later blanks bound in). Sm. 8vo. "Gentil Hombre de Camara con exercicio, Caballero de la Insigne Orden del Toison de Oro, y de la de Sancti S...

Disertacion Sobre la Historia de la Náutica, Y de Las Ciencias Matemáticas Que Han Contribuido á Sus Progresos Entres Los Españoles. Obra Póstuma

Navarrete, Martin Fernandez de · 1846

$200.00 (€181.45 | £151.36 | ¥31,941)

Madrid, Imprenta de la Viuda de Calero, 1846. First edition. Cloth. 421 pp. 8vo. "Important for the history of the Spanish navigators," Sabin. Martin Fernandez de Navarrete (1765-1844) was a Spanish historian who spent his early career in the navy and the remainder of his life...

Reglamento Del Panteon General de Santiago de Chile, Dictado Por El Supremo Gobierno año de 1824

Santiago de Chile · 1824

$500.00 (€453.64 | £378.40 | ¥79,853)

[Santiago de Chile], Imprenta Nacional, 1824. First edition. Cloth. 20 pp. 8vo. A document on the regulation of cemeteries, which, in addition to requiring certain actions to protect the public health, disallowed significant differences between grave stones, forbid ostentatiou...

Precious Cultural Relics in the Crypt of Famen Temple. Fa Men Si Di Gong Zhen Bao

Famen Si Archaeological Team. Shi, Xingbang. Han, Wei · 1989

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Xi'an, Shaanxi People's Fine Arts, Shanxi ren min mei shu chu ban she, 1989. First edition. Illustrated paper wrappers. 120 pp. Illus. with 18 color photos and 61 color plates. Sm. 4to. Precious relics in Shaanxi Series: 2. The second volume in this series, the first issued a ...

A Pilgrimage in Europe and America, Leading to the Discovery of the Sources of the Mississippi and Bloody River; with a Description of the Whole Course of the Former, and of the Ohio. [Two Volumes]

Beltrami, J.C. (Giacomo Costantino) · 1828

$600.00 (€544.36 | £454.08 | ¥95,824)

London, Printed for Hunt and Clarke, 1828. First English edition. Three quarter dark brown morocco over marbled boards, five raised bands decorated in gilt, black morocco lettering pieces, gilt volume numerals. xxiii, 472 pp.; 545 pp. Illus. with engraved frontis, 3 plates, 2 ...

Anecdotes Américaines, Ou Histoire Abrégée Des Principaux éVénments Arrivés Dans le Nouveau Monde, Depuis Sa Découverte Jusqu'a L'èpoque Présente

[Hornot, Antoine] · 1776

$300.00 (€272.18 | £227.04 | ¥47,912)

Paris, Chez Vincent, 1776. First edition. Cloth. xv, 782 pp. 16mo. A chronological history of all the Americas both North and South from their conquest until the beginning of the American Revolution which filled a strong need in European markets for news of America. Quite valu...

Annahmeschreiben Des Republikanischen Präsidentschafts-Canditaten General James A. Garfield. No. 23

Garfield, James A.; Arthur, Chester Alan · 1880

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n.p. n.p. 1880. First edition. Self wrappers. 8 pp. 8vo. Includes statements by both the presidential and vice-presidential candidates as well as the Republican Party platform in German. OCLC shows 11 copies. A very good copy, a chip to lower corner of first leaf, mail fold.

The Gospel of Bi-Metallism

Scott. F.J. (Frank Jesup) · 1893

$50.00 (€45.36 | £37.84 | ¥7,985)

Toledo, n.p. 1893. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 11 pp. 8vo. In support of bi-metalism. Scarce. OCLC shows copies at the Univ. Wisc. & Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Ctr. About very good with faint dampstain throughout.

Gold and Silver. The Question of Coinage in the United States. The Best of Roswell G. Horr's Articles from the New-York Tribune, Including Also the Full Text of His Debate with Senator Stewart, of Nevada. The Tribune Monthly. Vol. VII. May, 1895, No. 5

Horr, Roswell G. and Stewart, Wm. M. [William Morris] · 1895

$25.00 (€22.68 | £18.92 | ¥3,993)

New York, Tribune Association, 1895. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 96 pp. Sm. 4to. Library of Tribune Extras. About very good with large chip to spine ends, edge wear, contents clean.

Address of Moreton Frewen, of England, at the Second National Silver Convention, Held at Washington, May 26, 27 and 28, 1892

Frewen, Moreton · 1892

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[Washington], n.p. 1892. First edition. Self wrappers. 8 pp. 8vo. Moreton Frewen (1853-1924) was a wealthy Anglo-Irish writer on monetary reform and a member of Parliment, here in America to support bimetallism. Nisbet, British Comment on the U.S.: 2862. About very good with t...

The Present Depression in Trade: Its Causes and Remedies. The "Pears" Prize Essays (of One Hundred Guineas)

Goadby, Edwin and Watt, William · 1885

$20.00 (€18.15 | £15.14 | ¥3,194)

London, Chatto and Windus, 1885. Tenth edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 99 pp. 8vo. Leone Levi, intro. Lacking the original wrappers, plain front wrapper added with handwritten title, most of spine chipped, contents clean; a good copy.

Old Bruin" Commodore Matthew C. Perry 1794-1858

Morison, Samuel Eliot · 1967

$15.00 (€13.61 | £11.35 | ¥2,396)

Boston, Little, Brown and Company, 1967. First edition. Cloth. xxiii, 482 pp. Illus. with 75 b/w photos, drawings, and maps. 8vo. The American Naval Officer who Helped Found Liberia, Hunted Pirates in the West Indies, Practised Diplomacy with the Sultan of Turkey and the King ...

Against Unrestricted Coinage of Silver. Speech of Hon. James T. Mccleary of Minnesota in the House of Representatives, February 12, 1896

McCleary, James T. · 1896

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Washington [D.C.], n.p. 1896. First edition. Stapled paper wrappers. 46 pp. Illus. with b/w graphs and charts. 8vo. A very good copy, wrappers lightly soiled, early owner's signature.

A Centennial Law Suit. Western Reserve and Northern Ohio Historical Society. Tract Thirty-Five. December 1876

Baldwin, C.C. · 1876

$35.00 (€31.75 | £26.49 | ¥5,590)

[Cleveland], [Western Reserve and Northern Ohio Historical Society], 1876. First edition. Self wrappers. 3 pp. 8vo. The claim of the heirs of Col. Francis Vigo for aid given Gen. G. R. Clark in 1778 on his expedition to Illinois during the Revolutionary War. Thomson: Bibliogra...

[Card] from Our House to Yours. Peace and Goodwill. Melanie and Ben Grauer - 1975

Pol, John De. Between the Hours Press · 1975

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New York, Between the Hours Press, 1975. First edition. One folded sheet. [4 pp]. 12mo. Season greetings card; copy no. 9 of a wood engraving by De Pol. The card depicts Amphora, from Carthage c. 300 B.C. It was hand printed on the Albion at Between Hours Press in the cellar o...